Hormonal and dietary factors in acne vulgaris versus controls.

: Acne vulgaris is an inflammatory skin disorder with not as yet fully understood pathogenesis. In this controlled study, we assessed acne vulgaris patients for several possible pathogenic factors such as vitamin D deficiency, vegan diet, increased body mass index (BMI) and positive anti-transglutaminase antibody. : We screened 10 years of records at a family medicine clinic for patients diagnosed with acne vulgaris.